Morning journal and courier., 1887-10-11
sUNDRY mUNICIPAL BUSINESS.

What the Board of COunciImen Did at
 Their Last Evenings meeting-An
 Ordinance Concerning the Election
 of Members of the Board of Compen-
 satlOn Comes From the Finance Com.
 mittee A Resolution Concerning
 Grade Crossings in the Ninth Ward
 on the Northampton Road-PettttoR
 Referred and Acted on i'm Concur.
 renee.
 The Court of Common Council held it's regular monthly meeting last evening. A
 move like that adopted by some of the alder men at their last meeting when they vacated their seats would have proved futile in the Council chamber, as Sheriff Hollis sat the entire meeting through.
 The following report was received from the board of finance:
 To the honorable Court of Common Council
 of the city of New Haven: We, the board of finance, respectfully re- port that difficulty may arise through the fact that neither the charter nor the ordl- nance of said city provides for the payment of any compensation to the members of the board of compensation, nor do they specify
 definitely the length nor term of office of | said board.
 They therefore recommend the passage of | the following ordinances: Be it enacted by the Court of Common Council of the city of New Haven: Section 1. The Court of Common Council of said city shall in the month of January, | 1888, and annually thereafter, elect three persons to serve as members of the board of | compensation for the term of one year from ! the first Monday of February next succeed | ing and until their successors are duly elect | ed and qualified.
 | Sec. 9. The salary and compensation of ' aoob aharo of aa1d hoard ahall he &S00 Dar | annum.
 Sec. B. Said board of compensation shall | have power to appoint from it's own members or otherwise clerk of said board, who shall receive for his services as such clerk the sum of $400 per annum.
 It was referred to the committee on ordl- | nances.
 l Alderman Daley presented the following: | To the Honorable Court of Common Council 1 of the City of New Haven: Whereas, The New Haven and Northamp- ton Railroad company cross grade about if
 teen streets within the Ninth ward in said city, many of which streets for some years
 have been and are now in an extremely dan gerous condition by the additional reason of
 having trenches dug parallel with said rail- road company's track across said street, said | digging making the passage over said tracks
 extremely dangerous to the travelling public day or night, which in case of accident to person or property is liable to cause great ! expepse to said city; therefore be it | Resolved, That 8 committee of three alder
 men and three councilmen be appointed for
 the purpose of Investigating and examining
 into the above matters and reporting some measures of relief which to said committee may seem just, equitable and reasonable.
 The board reconsidered their former action | concerning the claims of Bridget Benson, Edward Johnson and James Reynolds. The | opinion of the corporation counsel was ob- | T. k1- IL city was only liable in MT. Reynolds case. | The board concurred with the aldermen in MT. Reynolds case and indefinitely post poned the other two.
 | The board of aldermen voted to grant the petitions. MT. Johnson, one of the petition | CTS, was badly injured on a State street icy | sidewalk; he was taken to the hospital, ' where he lay for some weeks. His attorney was not notified for some reason and the time | in which he could petition for damages elaps- l ed. On this ground the corporation counsel | decided the city was not liable. MT. John | son is now in exceedingly poor circumstan-
 ces. I he could have got the amount asked | for, $50, he could support himself in his old | age and thus prevent his becoming burden | on the town.
 The board of aldermen at their last meet | ing suspended the rules and granted the pe- tition of F. H. Coggswell to have walk \ laid on the east side of Norton street from
  November 1. The Council, on motion of | Councilman Gessner, referred the matter back to the committee.
 The following order was passed: That the ! sum of five hundred dollars be transferred ! from the fund of interest on sewerage bonds
 to the final account, and that $1 ,165 be transferred from the contingent account to l the account of interest on temporary loans. I The following petitions were referred: c. | F. Futile for $1 ,000 damages; for layout and \ extension of Tyler street from Parmalee ave- | nue to and at right angles with Derby ave- | nue; c. D. Newcomb for crosswalk on the \ corner of Shelton avenue and Argyle street; ! Luke Kiernan for compensation for injury
 to property resulting from change of grade | of John street; John M. Baldwin for dam
 ages; M. Foley for top dressing Cedar street
 between Congress and Davenport avenues. The report of the committee on appropria-
 tions appropriating $60 for the printing of
 memorial statistics was accepted. A substi-
 tute amendment making the amount $150 | called out the minds of the members of the ! board. Councilman Kent was the only one | voting in the negative when the vote was
 taken on the adoption of the substitute amendment.